Warriors Stand During Anthem Before Pre-Season Opener At Oracle

OAKLAND (KPIX) — Followers questioned whether or not the Golden State Warriors would kneel in the course of the nationwide anthem as different gamers within the NFL have.

The NBA despatched a memo to all 30 groups late Friday, making it clear the place the league stands on the subject of the nationwide anthem. It stated gamers, coaches and trainers have been anticipated to face.

At Saturday night time’s recreation, all eyes have been on the hardwood even earlier than the NBA season formally tipped off at Oracle Area.

Regardless of some uncertainty earlier within the week about what the Warriors would do, the gamers and coaches stood. Throughout the courtroom, gamers from the Denver Nuggets linked arms.

“They’re simply displaying unity, they displaying unity and that’s a very good factor,” says Vonda Johnson, a Warriors fan. “This nation must be unified as a result of proper now it’s making an attempt to be separated and divided.”

On Friday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver launched a memo about how NBA gamers ought to behave in the course of the Star Spangled Banner, in mild of NFL gamers kneeling in giant numbers final weekend.

It learn:

“The NBA has a rule that gamers, coaches and trainers stand respectfully for the nationwide anthem. The league workplace will decide the way to cope with any potential occasion by which a participant, coach or coach doesn’t stand for the anthem.”

“I dunno, I feel it’s as much as the gamers to determine what they need to do. I feel I’m high-quality with that,” says Warriors fan Dean Jones.

“It’s exhausting to inform an grownup you need to do one thing. You recognize, I feel with him being in his place – he has the autonomy to inform individuals what to do, however on the finish of the day it’s as much as the person to determine what they need to do,” says Brandon Fast, one other fan. “If the Commissioner goes to effective you $50,000 or $25,000, I feel you’d stand as nicely.”

The Warriors choice to face for the anthem comes every week after President Trump formally rescinded an invite to go to the White Home to the workforce, after Steph curry and others expressed doubts concerning the customary go to. The group visited the White Home final yr to have fun their 2015 NBA Championship.

“On the finish of the day, I feel everyone simply needs to be in an setting that’s equal alternative and whether or not you stand or kneel,” stated Fast. “I feel all of us want to return collectively to determine it out. It begins on the prime. I help no matter’s happening with the Warriors, Raiders, -everyone has their opinion about what they need, however on the finish of the day…